Dan Aldridge MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Business: CybersecurityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to require boards to report on cyber resilience in the draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.
Answer: All large and medium-sized companies are already required to report on their material risks within their annual strategic report, including on cyber risk where this is a material risk. Recognising the important strategic role that boards of directors play...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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CybercrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) AI-enabled and (b) other cyber attacks on economic (i) security and (ii) competitiveness.
Answer: Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Data Centres: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will ensure that data centres are (a) secure and (b) resilient.
Answer: Our current cyber security laws – the NIS Regulations (2018) – are inherited from the EU and are the UK’s only cross-sector cyber security-specific legislation. The cyber threat has since evolved since 2018 due to AI and other technology and geopolitical ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Cybersecurity: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) cyber security laws and (b) supporting regulatory guidance in preventing supply chain attacks on critical (i) services and (ii) i
Answer: Our current cyber security laws – the NIS Regulations (2018) – are inherited from the EU and are the UK’s only cross-sector cyber security-specific legislation. The cyber threat has since evolved since 2018 due to AI and other technology and geopolitical ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Cybersecurity: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to include provisions within the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill on requiring regulated organisations to adopt cybersecurity to help tackle AI-enabled threats.
Answer: Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Artificial Intelligence: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increased use of AI by (a) cyber-criminals and (b) nation state actors on cyber security risks to the UK.
Answer: Cyber security is a priority for the government. We are taking action to protect businesses, citizens and essential services against cyber threats. Last year the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said AI will almost certainly increase the volume and h...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Electric Bicycles: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Meta on preventing the sale of illegal e-bikes on their marketplace platform.
Answer: Product safety law requires that all consumer products placed on the UK market must be safe. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, in my Department, has a programme of work focused on making sure online platforms, including Meta, are aware of their...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce waiting times on her Department's helplines and (b) prevent calls from being cut off after long waiting periods.
Answer: (a) Reduce waiting times on Department's helplinesDWP reviews forecasted telephony demand and plans resourcing accordingly to keep wait times down. Wait time performance is frequently reviewed and where DWP’s telephony is delivered by an outsourced provid...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Roads: AccdientsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Road Traffic Act 1991 to include the mandated reporting of cats that are (a) struck and (b) killed by vehicles.
Answer: There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions involving cats. Although there is no obligation to report all collisions with animals on roads,Rule 286 of The Highway Code advises ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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Alcoholic Drinks: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has any plans to introduce legislation requiring alcoholic beverages to display (a) full ingredient lists and (b) nutritional information in line with the labelling requirements for othe
Answer: It is mandatory for alcohol labels to state the product’s strength, namely alcohol by volume, and whether the product contains any of the 14 main allergens. There is also voluntary guidance on communicating the UK Chief Medical Officers' low risk drinking...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Personal Independence Payment: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help those with (a) severe health conditions and (b) disabilities complete the Personal Independence Payment application process.
Answer: The Department is regularly in contact with claimants who are vulnerable. Many, particularly those with severe heath conditions and disabilities, already have support in place from third parties (friends, relatives or appointees for example). However, for...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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